New Orleans Hornets vs Cleveland Cavaliers

Game Date: Wednesday, February 22, 2012 | Game Time: 7:05 PM | Home Line: -5.0 | Total: 183.5

New Orleans Hornets v Cleveland Cavaliers Series Betting Trends

The New Orleans Hornets travel to Cleveland to play the Cavaliers at 7:05 PM on Wednesday, February 22, 2012. Cleveland is the favorite in this matchup, laying -5.0 points here at home. The Total has been posted at Over/Under 183.5.

Before getting to specific team details, let's have a look at the recent games in this series to see if we can identify any NBA sports betting trends to assist in making the right pick in this game.

Recent Results in the Hornets/Cavaliers Series

When looking at the last 34 games in this series, we can see the home team has won 25 games compared to 9 wins for the road team. Average points scored per game for the home team in the New Orleans/Cleveland series is 97.1 ppg while the vistor has put up 91.1 ppg, creating an average margin of victory of 6 favoring the home team.

As stated, the exact advantage spanning the last 34 games represents a median average advantage for the home team in this series of 6 ppg. That represents a value number of 1 when meassured against the offered line of -5.0, suggesting a wager on Cleveland makes the most sense - at least, when looking at betting against the number according to the historical series trends.

The average Total points scored spanning the last 34 games between the Hornets and the Cavaliers is 188.2 per game. That creates a face value cushion of 4.7 against the line, suggesting a bet of Over 183.5 may be in order. At least it appears as such on first impression when compared to the series history.

Now let's take a look at the series history in this exact situation, with New Orleans as the road team and with Cleveland as the home team.

Recent Results when New Orleans visits Cleveland

When looking at the last 17 games in this series while Cleveland has been the home team, we can see the Cavaliers have won 12 games compared to 5 wins for the Hornets. Average points scored per game by Cleveland in this situation is is 94.1 ppg while New Orleans has put up 89.5 ppg, creating an average margin of victory of 4.6 favoring the Hornets.

As stated, the exact advantage spanning the last games represents a median average advantage for the home team in this series of 4.6 ppg. That represents a value number of -0.4 when meassured against the offered line of -5.0, suggesting a wager on the Hornets makes the most sense. At least, that's the way it looks when you ponder a bet against the line, looking at this wager in the vacuum of this series situation.

The average Total points scored spanning the last 17 games between the Hornets and the Cavaliers is 183.6 per game. That creates a face value cushion of 0.1 against the line, suggesting a bet of Over 183.5 may be in order. At least it appears as such on first impression when compared to the series history.

Can the New Orleans Hornets Cover the Spread?

This season the New Orleans Hornets have played 67 games, averaging 89.7 points per game, while allowing 93.2 points per game. This has led to a season record of 22-45. Let's have a closer look at recent New Orleans Hornets results.

Recent New Orleans Hornets Results

This season the New Orleans Hornets have played 33 games on the road, averaging 90.0 points per game, while allowing 94.8 points per game. This has led to a season record of 10-23. Let's have a closer look at recent New Orleans Hornets results on the road.

Recent New Orleans Hornets Road Results

Can the Cleveland Cavaliers Cover the Spread?

This season the Cleveland Cavaliers have played 66 games, averaging 93.0 points per game, while allowing 100.2 points per game. This has led to a season record of 21-45. Let's have a closer look at recent Cleveland Cavaliers results.

Recent Cleveland Cavaliers Results

This season the Cleveland Cavaliers have played 33 games here at home, averaging 92.7 points per game, while allowing 99.6 points per game. This has led to a season record of 11-22. Let's have a closer look at recent Cleveland Cavaliers results when playing at home.

Recent Cleveland Cavaliers Home Results

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